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is hard to miss, like a giant dock that washed upinoregon. thismotorcycle made it all the way to canada. it was inside a container that >> we're encouraging people that see tsunami debris to report it to noaa at disasterdebris@noaa.gov. so if this is an ununual type of debris that may have characteristics, like possible japanese writing on it, or specific identifiers, like a license plate, those are clues as to this might be an item that is actually from the japan tsunami. >> but the debris coming from japan is only part of the problem.m. our oceans are being choked with all kinds of marine debris. >> marine debris is any man-made material that is lost or thrown away into the ocean. so, for example, this fishing gear that we have here, if it's accidentally lost into the ocean, it can become marine debris. >> even everyday items thrown away on land can wind up in the ocean. the cigarette butts in this jar came from the streets of washington, d.c. cigarette butts go down a storm drain, and through the storm drain, they go out into the ocean. and cigarette butts are actually made of

is hard to miss, like a giant dock that washed up in oregon. this motorcycle made it all the way to canada. it was inside a container that >> we're encouraging people that see tsunami debris to report it to noaa at disasterdebris@noaa.gov. so if this is an ununual type of debris that may have characteristics, like possible japanese writing on it, or specific identifiers, like a license plate, those are clues as to this might be an item that is actually from the japan tsunami. >>...